Ecophysiology
modeling ecosystem behavior:
-scales up individual-level processes -predicts system-wide behavior
Areas of focus in ecophysiology:
-thermoregulation -energetics -nutrition -gas exchange -water and osmotic balance -stress responses
chlorophyll absorbs light at two visible wavelengths:
blue and red
leaves fix radiant energy to ___________ form
chemical
Chloroplasts contain __________
chlorophyll
mesophyll cells contains ________
chloroplasts
ecophysiology is explicitly _______
evolutionary
Photo synthesis reactions occur in
leaf mesophyll
oxygen byproduct us essential for _________
life
leaves serve as
living solar panels
leaves house
photosynthesis factories
ecophysiology marries _______ and ______
physiology and ecology
elements of tree physiology
responses to resource availability
ecophysiology addresses adaptations for
specific environments
Elements of tree anatomy
structure / function of leaves, stems, and roots
ecophysiology
study of relation of organisms with their physical environment
Glucose production is stored as
sucrose and starch
absorbed light drives _______ ________
sugar synthesis
ecophysiology extends beyond
the level of organisms
Ecophysiology focus on
whole organism function
raw materials in photosynthesis
CO2 and H2O